Butterley is a village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Ripley, in the
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of ...
district, in the county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
, England. The area is dominated by the now disused site of the
Butterley Company
The Butterley Company was an English manufacturing firm founded as Benjamin Outram and Company in 1790. Its subsidiaries existed until 2009.
Origins
This area of Derbyshire had been known for its outcrops of iron ore which had been exploited at ...
and the
Butterley Reservoir. It is the headquarters of the
Midland Railway – Butterley, located at the site of the
Butterley Railway Station.
The B6179 travels through the village with
Swanwick to the north and
Ripley to the south. The
A610 Ripley Bypass passes through the area.
The
Derbyshire Constabulary
Derbyshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over with a population of just under one million.
History
In 1965, the force had an establishment ...
and
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Derbyshire, England.
History
The Fire Services Act 1947 created two brigades for Derbyshire the County Borough of Derby Fire Brigade and the Derby ...
headquarters are located at
Butterley Hall.
Notable residents
*
Sir James Outram, hero of the Indian Mutiny, was born at Butterley Hall in 1803.
*
Harry Storer Sr., goalkeeper for
Arsenal F.C.
The Arsenal Football Club, commonly known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. In domestic football, Arsenal h ...
and
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founded in ...
, was born here in 1870.
Profile on LFC History
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*William Storer
William Storer (25 January 1867 – 28 February 1912) was an English footballer and a cricketer who played six Test matches from 1897 to 1899, played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1905 and played football for Derby County. ...
, professional cricketer for Derbyshire, was born here in 1867.
See also
*Butterley Company
The Butterley Company was an English manufacturing firm founded as Benjamin Outram and Company in 1790. Its subsidiaries existed until 2009.
Origins
This area of Derbyshire had been known for its outcrops of iron ore which had been exploited at ...
* Butterley Hall
* Butterley Reservoir
*Butterley Tunnel
Butterley Tunnel is a disused canal tunnel on the Cromford Canal below Ripley, in Derbyshire, England, opened to traffic in 1794. Along with Butterley Works blast furnaces, part of the canal tunnel and its underground wharf were declared a sc ...
*Listed buildings in Ripley, Derbyshire
Ripley, Derbyshire, Ripley is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 62 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, f ...
References
External links
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Villages in Derbyshire
Geography of Amber Valley
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